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Thursday, February 16, 2012

We are starting the Blogging MarathonEdition #13 today. I selected to do "Easy Lunch Recipes for kids" featuring Rice. Of course you must wonder, being a South Indian eating rice must come naturally right. Well for starters, I am not a great rice eater myself. Given a choice to select rotis or rice, I will surely prefer rotis. So it's no wonder when Konda expresses the same. Though the thought makes me feel good, I still feel living in this place one needs a daily quote of rice.

Having said that, I always looked for ideas on how to get her eat the rice. She hardly ever eats on regular basis. So there is always a struggle to find simple dishes that suits her taste, yet easy to make. I was sure that the best bet to do it was to send it for school as she can't get back an untouched box.

During my recent visit to my sil, I was asking her what she packs for my nephew and niece. Both being a year older and younger to Konda, I was most interested to know their eating habits. Of course I knew already that they aren't so fussy about food as mine was. It was a most interesting conversation and I was right then with a pen and paper jotting down the ideas that were pouring. My sil was most amused that I should resort to pen and paper myself. Somehow the thought that I can also be short of ideas was beyond her apprehension. Little does she know that the truth is far from it.

Anyway she said her kids eat the rice she ruffles up and mostly that's also what she packs for themselves. I can't be so adventurous to assume that hubby dear will like to eat this rice. But then my object of interest was Konda and I don't mind that extra work preparing this rice might be in the hectic early hours.

All these recipes are very simple, not spicy but not bland either. My schedule starts about 6.30 am in the morning. I soak the rice for 10 mins, pressure cook it right away. The actual preparation of this rice takes about just 15 mins. This edition I have selected two kid related themes just to make sure the Kid's Delight gets good participation and I also end up getting ideas for my Kid's lunch box. This month's Kid's Delight is hosted by Priya Suresh. She will be announcing the theme soon, which will be Eggless or Vegan Bakes.

This dish can very well be made with leftover rice for yourself, of course with more spice added.

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Same here Valli. I have never packed till date a rice dish for my 10 year old daughter's lunch box. And so, I usually don't post for "lunch box for kids" themed events. :) However I have taken it for this BM and have to see how it goes. This version of capsicum rice seems simple and works for adults too with some spices, I guess.

I too opted this theme for fun!!..yes kids dont like capsicum,but chop it fine and use colors they will get carried away..the whole idea is to feed them with some rice and nutrtion...n ya Valli these wud taste awsum.